Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> SAHA Policy <br />Reasonable costs that would be incurred when disposing of an asset include, but are not <br />limited to, penalties for premature withdrawal, broker and legal fees, and settlement costs <br />incurred in real estate transactions \[HCV GB, p. 5-28\]. <br />Lump-Sum Receipts <br />Payments that are received in a single lump sum, such as inheritances, capital gains, lottery <br />winnings, insurance settlements, and proceeds from the sale of property, are generally considered <br />assets, not income. However, such lump-sum receipts are counted as assets only if they are <br />retained by a family in a form recognizable as an asset (e.g., deposited in a savings or checking <br />account) \[RHIIP FAQs\]. (For a discussion of lump-sum payments that represent the delayed start <br />of a periodic payment, most of which are counted as income, see sections 6-I.H and 6-I.I.) <br />Imputing Income from Assets \[24 CFR 5.609(b)(3) <br />\] <br />When net family assets are $5,000 or less, the PHA will include in annual income the actual <br />income anticipated to be derived from the assets. When the family has net family assets in excess <br />of $5,000, the PHA will include in annual income the greater of (1) the actual income derived <br />from the assets or (2) the imputed income. Imputed income from assets is calculated by <br />multiplying the total cash values of all family assets by an average passbook savings rate as <br />determined by the PHA. <br /> a national <br />average. <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />SAHA will initially set the imputed asset passbook rate at the national rate established by <br />the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). <br />st <br />SAHA will review the passbook rate annually on or about September 1 and will make <br />st <br />any adjustments to be effective November 1 of each year. <br /> <br /> Determining Actual Anticipated Income from Assets <br />It may or may not be necessary for the PHA to use the value of an asset to compute the actual <br />anticipated income from the asset. When the value is required to compute the anticipated income <br />from an asset, the market value of the asset is used. For example, if the asset is a property for <br />which a family receives rental income, the anticipated income is determined by annualizing the <br />actual monthly <br />value. However, if the asset is a savings account, the anticipated income is determined by <br />multiplying the market value of the account by the interest rate on the account. <br />Withdrawal of Cash or Liquidation of Investments <br />Any withdrawal of cash or assets from an investment will be included in income except to the <br />extent that the withdrawal reimburses amounts invested by the family. For example, when a <br />family member retires, the amount received by the family from a retirement plan is not counted <br />Page 6-13 <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />